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Minhhai2209 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

This is big

There is a blackout. People don't know when the power will come back on. They say: "This is big!".
Could you tell me the meaning of "This is big"? Thanks.
  

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Hi, There is a blackout. People don't know when the power will come back on. ".

  • Hi, There is a blackout.
  • People don't know when the power will come back on.
  • ".
  • Could you tell me the meaning of "This is big"?
  • It's not an idiom or a standard phrase.
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Hi,

There is a blackout. People don't know when the power will come back on. They say: "This is big!".

Could you tell me the meaning of "This is big"?

It's not an idiom or a standard phrase.



If someone said that to me in such a context, I'd guess they meant 'This is widespread, ie covering a wide geographical area'.

Or I might ask, 'What d

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